Where does “felmosórongy” come from?

felmosórongy (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian felmosó, from Hungarian felmos, from Hungarian mos, from Proto-Uralic mośke- — to wash.

felmosórongy (Hungarian): mop

Definitions

  1. mop

Ancestry of “felmosórongy”, step by step

felmosórongy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian felmosó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfelmosópresent participle of felmos; mop, swab
2Hungarianfelmosto mop, to scrub
3Hungarianmosto wash something; to brush
4Proto-Uralicmośke-to wash

via Hungarian rongy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrongycloth; rag, shred, tatter; rag
2Proto-Finno-Ugricraćɜrag
Every word from Proto-Uralic mośke- →Every word from Hungarian mos →Every word from Hungarian felmos →
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